Discovering the great tomb of Cervantes

Spanish scientists yesterday affirmed that they found the great burial place of Cervantes, the author of the classic novel "Don Quixote".

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Find the coffin of Cervantes

Experts are examining the materials found at Trinitarians monastery.(Photo: EPA)

At a press conference in Madrid, Spain, the team led by Francisco Etxeberria confidently announced that they had found Cervantes' coffin in the tomb of Trinitarians monastery , nearly 400 years after the writer passed life Historical records indicate that Cervantes was buried in this area, but his body was lost when building the monastery.

" We found Cervantes. But unfortunately the bones were fragmented and decomposed, " CNN quoted Etxeberria as saying on national television. There is currently no exact evidence or DNA testing to verify these results, but there are " many coincidences and no inconsistencies" when determining Osario 32, a common grave in comedies. core of 16 people.

According to Etxeberria, the search process began last year. By applying radar technology, infrared cameras and 3D scanners, they shaped about 30 burrows on the walls and about 5 m from the church floor.

Cervantes was born in 1547 in Madrid.He is the author of the classic novel Don Quixote of La Mancha (Don Quixote, the talented aristocrat of Mancha) and is considered the father of modern novels. The great poet died on April 23, 1616.

Previously, scientists had hoped their work would be completed before 2016, on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the death of the two great writers of the world, Cervantes and Shakespeare.